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Do cell phones distract us from interacting with our kids?

UD professor Roberta Golinkoff publishes new study on the influence of cell phones on parent-child interactions.

Over the last several years, many researchers in early childhood education have focused on the amount of screen time that children receive each day and how it may affect their learning or development. But, what about the amount of time that a parent or caregiver spends in front of a screen while playing with a child? How might a parent’s distraction by a cell phone affect a child’s learning? (more…)

Study Finds Public Relatively Unconcerned About Nanotechnology Risks

By Guest PostApril 12, 20111 commentHealth, Sciencealcohol, andrew binder, blood transfusions, cell phone use, commercial air travel, david berube, environmental and health safety risks, general public, hazardous, medical x-rays, nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, nuclear energy, obesity, public health risk, smoking, suntan

A new study finds that the general public thinks getting a suntan poses a greater public health risk than nanotechnology or other nanoparticle applications. The study, from North Carolina State University, compared survey respondents’ perceived risk of nanoparticles with 23 other public-health risks.

The study is the first to compare the public’s perception of the risks associated with nanoparticles to other environmental and health safety risks. Researchers found that nanoparticles are perceived as being a relatively low risk. (more…)

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Do cell phones distract us from interacting with our kids?

Study Finds Public Relatively Unconcerned About Nanotechnology Risks